Safety extensible clothes-line holder.



G. EVRARD. SAFETY EXTENSIBLE CLOTHES LINE HOLDER.

APPLIUATIONTILEDDEO. 17, 1912. y v l i Patented Aug. `5, 1913.

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- seras CHARLES EVRARD, 0F LITTLE FALLS, NEW JERSEY.

SAFETY EXTENSIBLE CLOTHES-LINE OLDER.

Specification of i Letters Patent.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES EVRARD, a citizenof France, residing at Little- Falls, in thecounty of Passaic and Stateof New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in SafetyExtensible Clothes- Line Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is an improved holder for an endless clothes line such asis adapted to be supported from a window for hanging out and taking inclothes and other articles for drying, the object of my invention bein-to provide an improved holder of this kin which may be turned to aposition for operation from within a room at a window and, hence, avoidthe necessity of leaning out of the window in 'orderto operate the linefor running out or taking in clothes, the invention consisting in theconstruction, combinationand arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed.l

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lineholder constructed 1n accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective view, showing a window with one of my improved line holdersin one side thereofin closed position in full lines and in raised oropen position in dotted lines. Figs. 3 and.. 4 are detail sectionalviewsI on the planes represented by the lines a-a and b--b,respectively, of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment of my invention here shown, there is asupportingbracket 1 which has a horizontal arm 2, the bracket beingadapted to be secured by screws or other suitable devices in one side ofa window frame, as indicated in Fig. 2. I also provide a head 3 whichhas a horizontal arm 4 arranged to bear on the arm 2 of the bracket andconnected thereto for angular movement by a bolt 5, the said head beingprovided at its outer end with an upwardly extending ear 6 and beingalso provided with a` pair of downwardly extending spaced ears?. On theinner side of the ear 6 Ais a horizontally arranged bar 8, secured inplace by means of a screw 9. `This -bar has a U-shaped support 10secured to one side of its outer end and an inverted AU- shaped support11 secured to the opposite side of its inner end, pulleys 12F-13 beingrespectively mounted inthe said supports.

A n arm 14 is provided at one end with a circular portion 15 which is`arranged between the ears 7, pivotally mounted on a.

bolt 16 and provided with peripheral notches 17, 18, 19, the notches17-19 being opposite eachfother. This" arm 14 may be held either in alvertical'position or in a horizontal position, and for holding the saidarm in adjusted position, I provide a key 20 which operates in openings'in the ears 7 and is engaged by a spring 21 with either of the saidnotches 17, 18 and 19, as the case may be, according to the posit-ion ofthe arm 14. On the lower or free end of the said arm 14 is a sleeve 22which is movable lonrateated Aug. 5,1913.

'tudinally thereon, on one side of which 1s mounted a pulley 23. Thispulley is movable longitudinally of the arm with the sleeve and thelatter is normally held in extended position near the outer or free endof the arm 14 by means of a spring 24 onel ate the line to run clothesin or out the arm 14 should be turned to and (secured in a horizontalposition so as to extend into the room as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 2.

Such movement of the said arm enables thev line to be readily operatedfrom within the room and without the necessity of leaning out of thewindow. and running the risk of falling therefrom. While operating theline, it should preferably be released from the pulley 12 but this isoptional. When the arm 14 is in horizontal position, the line issomewhat slackened and its operation facilitated. Having adjusted theline, the arm 14 is then turned to and secured in a vertical position,as shown in full lines in Fig. 2, the line having been first rengagedwith the pulley 12 and such movement of the arm 14 tightens the line andkeeps it from running looselv on the pulley.

The spring 24 is of such strength as to support the line and the clothesthereon under ordinary conditions and in the event that the line shouldshrink the pulley .23. owing to the action of the spring 24 will movesufficiently under the tension on the line to relieve the latter andprevent it from breaking.

'While I have herein shown and described a preferred form of myinvention, I would have it understood that changes may be made ntheform, proportion and construction of the several parts without departingfrom the spirit of my invention and within the scope of the appendedclaim.

I clainn- The herein described line holder comprising a supportingbracket having a horizontally arranged arm, the said arm being providedwith a vertically arranged head at its outer end providing an upwardlyextending ear and also providing a' pair of downwardly extending spacedears, a bar secured .transversely on the upwardly extendn ear,

a pair of pulleys mounted at the en s of said bar, an arm ivotallymounted between 15 the pair of ears or angular movement in a verticalplane, the said arm being provided with a pulley to form a bightin aline arranged on the rst-mentioned pulleys, and means carried bythe saidhead to secure the 2o sa-id arm either in vertical or in horizontalposition. Y In testimon whereof l afix'rny signature in presencel o twowitnesses.

- CHARLES EVRARD.

Witnesses HENRY PIN, WILLIAM Bownn.

